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The way to write a thriller is to ask a question at the beginning, and answer it at the end.

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Lee Child
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: October 29
Author
Film Actor
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Coventry
England
UK
Jim Grant
James D. Jim Grant
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Thrillers
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Thriller

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